Options for parents who unwittingly reproduce and need a quick influx of cash are limited by this evolution of the circus as well. In an era gone by, they had the option of selling their baby to creepy representatives of the suspicious circus. There the baby could be kept in a box until he was old enough to understand simple commands and crawl on his own to the feeding trough. If he survived until the age of seven he would get the opportunity to clean out elephant cages and remove unsightly animal excrement from the public walkways. Surely a life worth savoring.